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The Kurdish town of Kobanê is under attack from ISIL. After months of silence over the threat faced by Kurds, the world is now finally watching, even if the ‘international community’ remains conspicuously quiet. Why?

Stop the War Coalition opposes the bipartisan decision to go to war again on Iraq. It will lead to more civilian deaths: it will entrench sectarian divides in Iraq and it will create new terror outfits.

Anti-war and peace groups from across the nation are uniting to urge the Australian government not to involve itself in any further military action in Iraq. To sign on contact Nick on homishdu@yahoo.com.au

September 23, 2013 Whoever is behind chemical warfare in Syria, there is no justification for western intervention writes Linsday German (http://www NULL.stopwar NULL.org NULL.uk/news/doubts-over-syria-gas-attack) Less [&hellip

Don't miss Vince Emanuele in Sydney. He is a former US Marine who undertook two tours to Iraq. He refused to do a third. He is now the organiser for the Michigan chapter of Veterans for Peace and serves on the national Board of Directors of Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Hundreds of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against a possible unilateral Israeli military strike on Iran, as more Israeli citizens begin to reach out to Iranians. Facebook is being used by pro-peace Israelis to talk with Iranians, and cultural events are happening in Israel against the war drive of the Netanyahu government.

War clouds have been gathering over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi warning that Tehran would block the strait and create havoc in international oil markets if the West placed new economic sanctions on his country.

September 23, 2013 Whoever is behind chemical warfare in Syria, there is no justification for western intervention writes Linsday German (http://www NULL.stopwar NULL.org NULL.uk/news/doubts-over-syria-gas-attack) Less [&hellip

Syria is close to full-scale civil war. If the conflict escalates further, as former UN Secretary-General and current envoy of both the UN and the Arab League Kofi Annan noted, “Syria is not Libya, it will not implode; it will explode beyond its borders.”

The Kurdish town of Kobanê is under attack from ISIL. After months of silence over the threat faced by Kurds, the world is now finally watching, even if the ‘international community’ remains conspicuously quiet. Why?

Don't miss Vince Emanuele in Sydney. He is a former US Marine who undertook two tours to Iraq. He refused to do a third. He is now the organiser for the Michigan chapter of Veterans for Peace and serves on the national Board of Directors of Iraq Veterans Against the War.

The near 11-year Afghan war and occupation has brought unimaginable tragedy for Afghans. But for the self-censoring Australian media, the war is largely a side issue – until the deaths of Australian soldiers bring it into sharp relief.

The Kurdish town of Kobanê is under attack from ISIL. After months of silence over the threat faced by Kurds, the world is now finally watching, even if the ‘international community’ remains conspicuously quiet. Why?

Stop the War Coalition opposes the bipartisan decision to go to war again on Iraq. It will lead to more civilian deaths: it will entrench sectarian divides in Iraq and it will create new terror outfits.

Anti-war and peace groups from across the nation are uniting to urge the Australian government not to involve itself in any further military action in Iraq. To sign on contact Nick on homishdu@yahoo.com.au

This timeline details the evidence which proves a US criminal investigation into Assange and WikiLeaks is ongoing, along with the Australian government’s shameful conduct in relation to Australian citizen Assange.

The Sydney Support Assange and WikiLeaks Coalition would like to speak out against the recent media smear campaign directed at the Sydney Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, and its director, Professor Jake Lynch.

Behold the effect of white phosphorus bombing on a young child’s skin. In May 2009, Afghan lawmaker Obaidullah Helali, who headed a delegation investigating this massacre from US bombing in the western province of Farah, confirmed that it took the lives of 95 children.

Obama’s visit provides us with an opportunity to make our voices heard, and to join with the movement of the 99% opposing wars for the 1%. We plan to hire a bus that will leave Sydney approximately 7am to arrive in Canberra at 10am and return in the evening of the same day. Will you join us?

America’s rise to economic and military supremacy was fueled in no small measure by its control over the world’s supply of oil. It should come as no surprise, then, that the country’s current economic and military decline coincides with the relative decline of oil as a major source of energy.

Osama bin Laden may be dead, but his American legacy lives on fiercely in Washington policy when it comes to surveillance, secrecy, war, and the national security state (as well as economic meltdown at home).